Jim Caple (1962 – October 1, 2023) was an American columnist and senior writer for ESPN.com.
[5][6] He graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle, where he reported for and later became an editor of the school newspaper, The Daily.
His time at ESPN included writing articles for its Page 2 website, which took a more comedic look at sports.
He also co-wrote the book Best Boston Sports Arguments with fellow sportswriter Steve Buckley and wrote a novel, The Navigator, which was partially based on his father's stint as a B-24 navigator in World War II.
[2] On October 2, 2023, his wife Vicki wrote that he died the previous day.